More than 100,000 tickets were snapped up in 10 hours on the opening day of the second release of tickets for next year's Rugby World Cup in France.
Sales have been widened to the public worldwide after the first ticket release on November 5 went to what the IRB terms its rugby family including players, volunteers, administrators, officials and club fans.
Close to 800,000 of the 1.6 million tickets available have now been sold.
The latest tickets are being sold in packs of three to six matches, with a maximum of six packs per person. It is also the first time the public can buy World Cup tickets online.
Phase three later this year will allow fans to purchase single tickets.
